Interesting week.. looking forward to the weekend!
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Weekend shares
Interesting week and many milestones..!
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Wrote a poem after a long time…
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Interesting week and waiting for the weekend!
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After over 368 articles (over a year of writing…), wanted to create a poll to understand the content that readers like on Learning Thursdays! Please take a minute and share your feedback!
Continue reading “Poll”Eating a full chocolate bar
This has been on my bucket list for a very long time! Got to do it today 🙂
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Few six word stories sharing how it feels while recovering!
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What an interesting week, roller coaster of emotions!
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Six word stories that sum up my day!
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Each of us have a specific genre of music that we love, and we find solace in listening to it when we feel low! Took to extending this further with my family today!
Continue reading “Bonding over music”Some days are emotional
Some days are normal, some days are eventful and some days – especially few of them are filled with a variety of news from multiple corners of your life and makes you emotional! While the past few weeks have been swinging left and right, today was tough to cross!
Continue reading “Some days are emotional”Quiz 40 – Gemstones
How many of these gemstones can you identify? While there are hundreds of them, some are more precious and expensive than the others.
Continue reading “Quiz 40 – Gemstones”Dealing with grief
Grief seems to be felt and experienced by different people in different ways. Even when someone loses their loved ones, there seems to be a difference! Realizing it, made me realize a lot more about myself and how I process the same!
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Mixed emotions floating around.. personal front and in the community!
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Ekadashi (11th day of lunar cycle) and Pournami (Full moon day) are supposedly very auspicious to perform Satyanarayana puja.
Continue reading “Satyanarayana Puja”Weekend reflections
One of my friends asked me an interesting question! I share about what I have learned in life usually in my articles. She asked me to share what I am learning this week 🙂 So, here you go!
Continue reading “Weekend reflections”Preparing for a college interview
Got to share a few interview tips to students earlier today. Sharing a few pointers from the same!
Continue reading “Preparing for a college interview”Colors and their healing properties
The basic colors of the rainbow also have healing properties. The colors we choose to wear, the colors we paint our rooms seem to not only convey our personality, they also can help us establish balance in our mind and body. Same is true with foods as well. It was interesting to correlate the same.
Continue reading “Colors and their healing properties”When articles become conversation starters…
Got to experience it this week where some of the articles I have written over the past few weeks turned into conversation starters with a varied set of audience, ranging from students, entrepreneurs, family and community group discussions!
Continue reading “When articles become conversation starters…”Harvest festival (Pongal/Sankranthi)
In India harvest festival is celebrated in the middle of January (13, 14, 15, 16) with each of the days being celebrated for different reasons. It is interesting to see how small acts from a cultural standpoint have a huge impact on the community and our lifestyles!
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Dasavadhani is a word in Indian literature that signifies someone who can multi-task 10 different things at varying degrees of high complexity at the same time. Usually during the harvest festival in India (typically this week), Avadhanis will be invited to showcase their skills on various TV channels.
Continue reading “Dasavadhani”DIY projects around the house are worth learning
Given that most of us around the world are working remotely, the amount of time we spend at home has increased. Use and wear & tear of home appliances and services have also increased. It seems to be worthwhile to learn how to do some of the home projects in a DIY (Do It Yourself) mode.
Continue reading “DIY projects around the house are worth learning”Learning about Turtles
Many cultures seem to attribute a similar significance to turtle / tortoises. It was interesting to see the commonalities!
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When I asked friends and colleagues how the new year has been so far, this is what they had to say…
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Resolutions are ways to bring back some discipline in an aspect of your life that we seem to have drifted away from prioritizing! While it does not have to be during a New Year, well.. now is a good time as well to revisit our priorities!
Continue reading “New beginnings”Learning Thursdays 1 year Blogversary – Thank you
I started blogging on 26th December 2019 and I completed one year of blogging! Thank you for your continued readership and support! Sharing my learnings for the past one year!
Continue reading “Learning Thursdays 1 year Blogversary – Thank you”Quiz 35 – Planets in our solar system
If you want to be humbled by nature – take a look at the sky, better still visit the planetarium. How many of these planets and details about them can you identify correctly?
Continue reading “Quiz 35 – Planets in our solar system”Snow day – Things to do
Tomorrow has been declared as a snow day (amidst everything else that is going on :)). Even virtual / remote schools are closed.
Continue reading “Snow day – Things to do”Good old friends or are they acquaintances now…?
Over a period of time, there is truly a fine line that gets drawn between friends and acquaintances. One fine day, the realization hits us and we are not ready to accept it either way! Are there any telltale signs that we can look out for..?
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During the past few weeks if any of you have faced issues of burnt food or burnt pots and pans, then you might find this pattern interesting!
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What is the value of your website? When we use DIIB, we seem to get a dollar value evaluation for our website. Have you tried it? Are there any other sites providing a similar functionality?
Continue reading “Bloggers – Have any of you used DIIB services?”And now… we wait
We did our part… and now.. we wait…!

This one goes down memory lane!
Quiz 32 – Unique birds and animals
How many of these unique birds and animals can you name? Test your knowledge below!
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Inspired by a blogger friend Pooja (Lifesfinewhine), sharing a day in my life!
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How many of these popular trees can you recognize? Test yourself!
Continue reading “Quiz 29 – Trees”Avatar, Elements and Astrology
It was interesting to see the way the Avatar character (Avatar – the Last Airbender) has been portrayed in the animated series. The four elements and their connection to human personalities and astrology was a beautiful connect!
Continue reading “Avatar, Elements and Astrology”Loans and terms – take a closer look
Taking a loan and making monthly automatic payments seems a normal activity. However, some fine print coming into play currently! Sharing some of my lessons learned in the process!
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Today is a big milestone for the Learning Thursdays blog 🙂
Continue reading “30 countries – Blog Milestone”Quiz 23 – Famous movie quotes
How many of these do you know? Have you watched all these movies? If not, would be a good collection to watch!
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I got interested in microsculptures and learned about paintings on rice, and wondered how artists try to keep their hands steady. Started looking into it and found an artist called Levon Biss who uses technology to help him photograph…
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